Kara DioGuardi to Now Join Broadway's Chicago on September 6

Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi will now play Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicagobeginning on Tuesday, September 6 and continuing through October 30. She is joining the company one day later than first announced to allow for additional rehearsal time.

Chicago has been directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Ann Reinking. The show currently also stars Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, Tony Yazbeck as Billy Flynn, Chris Sullivan as Amos Hart, and Carol Woods as Matron "Mama" Morton.

The creative team includes John Lee Beatty (scenic design), William Ivey Long (costume design), Ken Billington (lighting design), and Scott Lehrer (sound design).

A songwriter, record producer, and television personality DioGuardi is perhaps best known from her appearances on Amiercan Idol and Bravo's Platinum Hit, on which she serves as head judge.